Ruairí Quinn
Question:266 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Council of Ministers of the EC has made substantial reductions on the consumer budget for 1992 and that this will have a direct effect on reducing essential funding for assistance in the provision of research and marketing to the Consumers' Association of Ireland; if, having regard to that reduction in funding, he is prepared to make available a grant in 1992 to the Consumers' Association of Ireland to enable them to carry out their important and essential work on behalf of Irish consumers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.